The officer to whom any attachment issued under this article shall be delivered for execution shall execute and return the same as therein required, and, if he fail to do so, he and his sureties in his official bond shall be liable to the plaintiff in the case for all damages he may sustain by reason of such failure.
W. Va. Code § 38-7-14
Execution and return of attachment; penalty for failure
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 162 W. Va. 821 - Gee v. Gibbs (1979)
Most recently applied in 162 W. Va. 821 - Gee v. Gibbs (March 1979)
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